ArticleJournal of athletic training2021
Distal Medial Collateral Ligament Grade III Injuries in Collegiate Football Players: Operative Management, Rehabilitation, and Return to Play.
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- A systematic review of distal medial collateral ligament Stener-like lesion: Good clinical and functional outcomes of surgical treatment.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Pooled it
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- Intelligent Rehabilitation: Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review.Orthopedic research and reviews · 2026Review
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- Application of Machine Learning and Information Coverage Centralized Genetic Method in Safety Management of Football Training.Computational intelligence and neuroscience · 2022Article
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Abstract
contextManagement of isolated grade III medial collateral ligament injuries is controversial, as both nonoperative and operative management can result in return to play. However, operative management is recommended in elite athletes who have a grade III injury with distal avulsion.
objectiveWe present a standardized rehabilitation protocol in a case series of 7 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I American football athletes who sustained grade III distal medial collateral ligament tears that were repaired operatively, with emphasis on return to play.
resultsMedian time to surgery was 4 days (range = 2-67 days). Median time from surgery to noncontact drills was 120.5 days (range = 104-168 days), and median time from surgery to full-contact sport was 181 days (range = 139-204 days). All athletes returned to play at their preinjury level of competition.
conclusionsOur study highlighted how operative management with a standardized rehabilitation protocol can be applied to Division I football players and result in safe return to play.
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